Dave-smith-instruments EVOLVER Manual de usuario

Evolver Operation Manual

Programs 80 - 127 are more sounds meant to played from a keyboard, and have no sequences programmed. They all respond in different ways to keyboard p

Basic Operation FAQs Evolver is a very flexible instrument. While this provides a wide range of operational possibilities, it also means that you ca

Inside Evolver Before going through the individual parameters, following is a brief description of Evolver’s architecture. The signal flow diagram o

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Main Parameters There are two rows of Main, or global, parameters. Hitting the MAIN button repeatedly will toggle between the first row and the seco

Here are all the possible settings, with the effect on the overall tempo: Display Tempo Timing Division 2n BPM/2 Half note 4n BPM Quarter note

Main Row 2 1 Lock Seq: Off, On When set to OFF, sequencer operation is normal, and each Program plays its own sequence. If set to On, the sequen

6 MIDI Xmit: see table MIDI transmits – determines what MIDI data to send. If enabled Evolver will send out changes for all 128 Program Parameter

Sequencer Operation Evolver has a 4 x 16 “analog” style step sequencer. Imagine four rows of 16 knobs. It is really a single sequencer with four con

To program the sequencer, hit the SEQUENCER button; the SEQUENCER LED will light indicating that the program matrix is now active for editing the seq

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While the sequencer is running, if you hold the SHIFT button when you hit the STOP button, the sequence will continue running until finished (accord

Program Parameters There are eight rows of Program parameters. In addition, holding the SHIFT button gives access to an additional 64 parameters. Th

Shape/PW: 1 3 see table Selects the analog waveshape as follows: Display Waveshape Sat Sawtooth tri Triangle s-t Sawtooth – triangle mix p

Shape/PW: 1 7 see table Selects the analog waveshape as follows: Display Waveshape Sat Sawtooth tri Triangle s-t Sawtooth – triangle mix p 0

Oscillator 3 Oscillator 3 is a digital waveshape oscillator, and is hardwired to the Left channel. Like the Prophet VS, the digital oscillators in

Oscillator 4 Oscillator 4 is a digital waveshape oscillator, and is hardwired to the Right channel. Like the Prophet VS, the digital oscillators in

Lowpass Filter The analog (real analog!) lowpass filter is actually two different filters; one for the Left channel and one for the Right channel.

Highpass Filter Highpass: 3 5 S o0…99, i0…99 Sets the cutoff frequency of the four-pole highpass filter. If set to o00 to o99, the filter i

rs1 Reverse Stereo 1 – Right channel panned somewhat left, Left somewhat to the right rs2 Reverse Stereo 2 – Right channel panned mostly left, Left m

Note – if all three Delay taps are in use, the Levels of each should be set to lower amounts to prevent overload distortion. Time 1: 5 4 0…15

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Feedback 2: 5 7 0…100 Amount of feedback from the summed output of all the delay taps to the input of the filter for more extreme effects

Shape: 6 2 see table Selects the LFO waveshape: Display LFO Shape tri Triangle rsa Reverse Sawtooth Sat Sawtooth pul Pulse (square wave) rnd R

Miscellaneous Audio Parameters Output Hack: 5 8 0…14 Trashes the output signal, quite rudely. Distortion: 5 8 S o0…99, i0…99 Amou

Trigger/Interface Parameters There are different ways to control Evolver; using the internal sequencer, using external MIDI controllers (keyboards,

Key Off/Xpose: 7 8 Off, -36…+36 Enables and transposes MIDI notes. If 0FF, MIDI notes are ignored. Otherwise, it transposes midi notes from –36

Miscellaneous Modulation Parameters Seq 1 Dest: 8 1 see table Sequence 1 Destination - see the Modulation Destination table on page 38 for a l

In Peak Amt: 7 3 S -99…+99 Amount of Peak Hold modulation. Takes the momentary peak of the left external audio input, and uses it as a modu

Breath Amt: 8 5 S -99…+99 Amount of MIDI Breath controller modulation. This parameter has a smoothing filter, which will clean up messy MIDI

Modulation Destinations Display Destination 0ff No destination selected 01F Oscillator 1 Frequency 02f Oscillator 2 Frequency 03f Oscillator 3 Freq

L1f LFO 1 Frequency L2f LFO 2 Frequency L3f LFO 3 Frequency L4f LFO 4 Frequency Laf LFO All Frequency L1A LFO 1 Amount L2a LFO 2 Amount L3a LFO 3

Tested To ComplyWith FCC StandardsFOR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

40 Modulation Sources Display Source 0ff No Source selected SE1 Sequence 1 Se2 Sequence 2 Se3 Sequence 3 Se4 Sequence 4 Lf1 LFO 1 Lf2 LFO 2 Lf3 LFO

MIDI Implementation Evolver Receives MIDI data according to the mode controls in the Main Section. There is interaction between some of the control

Display MIDI Clock Setting OFF MIDI clock is neither sent nor received OUT MIDI clock is sent IN MIDI clock is received I-O MIDI clock is received a

Key Off/Xpose Enables and transposes MIDI notes. If 0FF, MIDI notes are ignored. Otherwise, it transposes midi notes from –36 to +36 semitones (+/-

MIDI Messages Received Channel Messages Status Second Third Description 1000 nnnn 0kkkkkkk 0vvvvvvv Note Off. Velocity is ignored 1001 nnnn

27 Oscillator 4 Level 28 Oscillator 1 Shape 29 Oscillator 2 Shape 30 Oscillator 3 Shape 31 Oscillator 4 Shape 40 FM 4->3 41 FM 3->4 42

System Real-time Messages Status Description 1111 1000 Timing Clock 1111 1010 Start – starts the sequencer from step 1 1111 1011 Continue – r

System Exclusive Messages Program Parameters Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 000

Program Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0000 0

Program Name Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 00

Contents Quick Start 6 Basic Operation FAQs 11 Inside Evolver 12 Signal Flow Diagram 13 Main Parameters 14 Main Row 1 1

Shift Button On Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0001 0011

Request Program Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0000 01

Request Main Parameter Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Versio

Main Parameter Data Parameter Range Description 0 0 - 127 Program Number 1 - 128 1 0 - 3 Bank Number 1 - 4 2 0 - 100 Master Volume 0 - 100

1 All MIDI received 2 Only MIDI program changes received (along with note/controller data) 3 Only parameters received (along with note/controller

+ 50 cents 14 0 - 127 Oscillator 4 Shape 1 - 128 15 0 - 100 Oscillator 4 Level Parameter Range Description 16 0 - 164 Filter Frequency, s

Parameter Range Description 40 0 - 160 LFO 1 Frequency; 0 – 150 unsynced frequency 151 Sequence speed divided by 32 152 Sequence speed divided

12 External Trigger – the sequence plays once on an external signal 13 The sequence plays once when a key is hit 55 0 - 73 Key Off / Transpose –

Parameter Range Description 80 0 - 1 2/4 Pole Select; 0 = 2 Pole, 1 = 4 Pole 81 0 - 100 Filter Envelope Velocity 82 0 - 100 Filter Audio Mo

Parameter Range Description 112 0 - 100 Envelope 3 Delay 113 0 - 100 Envelope 3 Velocity 114 0 - 198 External Input Peak Amount; -99 to +9

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Modulation Destinations 0 No destination selected 1 Oscillator 1 Frequency 2 Oscillator 2 Frequency 3 Oscillator 3 Frequency 4 Oscillator 4 Fre

45 LFO 3 Amount 46 LFO 4 Amount 47 LFO A Amount 48 Envelope 1 Amount 49 Envelope 2 Amount 50 Envelope 3 Amount 51 Envelope A Amount 52 Envelo

62 Modulation Sources 0 No Source selected 1 Sequence 1 2 Sequence 2 3 Sequence 3 4 Sequence 4 5 LFO 1 6 LFO 2 7 LFO 3 8 LFO 4 9 Filter En

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Note - though the sequences are named 1-4, there is really only one sequence that has four different controls, each of which can be routed to a diffe

I should mention that this manual does not include explanations of basic synthesizer functions. It assumes you already know what an oscillator is, ho

Program Notes Following is a brief description of the 512 sounds in your Evolver. The factory sound set is on the website if you ever need to refres